Title :
Chirped amplification of picosecond gain-switched laser pulse by using traveling-wave semiconductor optical amplifier
Author :
Gong-Ru Lin ; Shih-Kai Lee ; Kuei-Huei Lin
Author_Institution :
Graduate Program in Electro-Opt. Eng., Tatung Univ., Taipei, Taiwan
Abstract :
The effect of injection current and operating temperature on the performance of traveling-wave semiconductor optical amplifier (TWSOA) in amplification of picosecond negatively chirped optical pulses from gain-switched laser diode with gigabit repetition rate is characterized.
Keywords :
chirp modulation; high-speed optical techniques; optical modulation; semiconductor optical amplifiers; chirped amplification; gain-switched laser diode; gigabit repetition rate; injection current; operating temperature; picosecond gain-switched laser pulse; picosecond negatively chirped optical pulses; traveling-wave semiconductor optical amplifier; Chirp; High speed optical techniques; Optical pulse compression; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Pulse amplifiers; Semiconductor lasers; Space vector pulse width modulation; Stimulated emission; Temperature;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2001. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2001. The 4th Pacific Rim Conference on
Conference_Location :
Chiba, Japan
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6738-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2001.970823
